SEED GAME#21101 BGG all-time

Pit Formula(2017)

★ 6.7 BGG2–4 players20 minWeight 1.75
Modular BoardSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Games like Pit Formula

Looking for games like Pit Formula? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Shooting Star(2013)

★ 5.72–5 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Hand ManagementModular BoardSimultaneous Action Selection

Karuba: The Card Game(2017)

★ 6.32–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Pattern BuildingSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Leaf(2023)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

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Modular BoardSet CollectionTile Placement

Fertility(2018)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Modular BoardSet CollectionTile Placement

duck! duck! Go!(2008)

★ 6.02–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

Action QueueModular BoardSimultaneous Action Selection

Big City(1999)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardTile Placement

Sunflower Valley: A Tile-Laying Game(2019)

★ 6.62–6 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Open DraftingSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Space Pioneers(2016)

★ 6.51–5 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardTile Placement

Scrabble Switch-Up(2010)

★ 6.12–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Modular BoardOpen DraftingTile Placement

Entdecker(1996)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Pool Position(1999)

★ 5.82–5 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Simultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Tóncc(2012)

★ 8.02–3 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

Modular BoardSimultaneous Action Selection

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